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THE BETHEL COLLEGE
C irm
Wednesday, May 5, 2004
'Speak ye every man the truth to his neighbour"
Volume 79 * Number 14
Outside
the
Bubble
Timothy Goddard
Editor-in-Chief
World
United Kingdom army
officials are claiming that
photos of UK troops mistreating Iraqi prisoners were
faked, but are continuing an
inquiry into the matter.
Meanwhile, it has been
revealed that seven US
troops were .severely reprimanded last month for their
part in the abusive treatment
of prisoners in Iraq, tapes of
which were recently released
by CBS. Another six soldiers
arc facing criminal charges.
Nation
Former Mississippi dairy
farmer Thomas Hamill had
been held captive for over two
weeks in a small room in the
Iraqi desert when he heard the
sound of an American military
convoy driving by. He pried
open the locked doors keeping
him in and ran a half mile! to
catch up with the convoy. He
then led them back to the
house where soldiers arrested
two men. Hamill is now recuperating in Germany with his
family.
Minnesota
Massachusetts senator and
presidential hopeful John
Kerry visited Minnesota on
Monday, speaking to supporters at the Minneapolis
Convention Center. Backers
paid S35-75 to see the candi
date. Kerry supporter an
Minneapolis mayor R. T
Rybek described Minnesota
Kerry supporters as "wildly
enthusiastic."
Trial sentences former Seminary student for
issuing racial threats on Bethel's campus
Krista Clark
News Editor
After pleading guilty to
making terroristic threats at an
official hearing, Thomas
Glander was pronounced guilty
by the Ramsey County District
Court at a trial on Wednesday,
April 21. Judge Joanne Smith
sentenced him to three years
probation, a S2500 fine, and
ordered him to write an apology
to the school newspaper.
After he admitted to
scrawling racial epithets on the
window of his pickup truck,
Glander, 39, was charged with a
count of conducting felony terroristic threats. His action was
one in a series of heightened
events concerning racism on
campus last year. The message,
which read, "We Kill Pig
Chaplains and N Lovers
Too. Oink. Oink," also included
a swastika symbol. Glander
originally attempted to accuse
others of putting the message on
his pickup but later admitted to
writing it himself. He denies
involvement in any of the other
racist graffiti last spring.
Glander was not sentenced
to serve jail time; according to
his attorney, Robert Fowler, the
felony charge against him will
actually be lowered to a misdemeanor if he avoids trouble in
the next year. Now a former
Bethel Seminary student,
Glander has moved to Georgia
and become a retail manager.
President George
Brushaber is grateful for the
resolution of this case. Even
though this incident has been
resolved, he said, "We must
remain vigilant against racist
attitudes and behaviors." To
him, the real issue lies deeper
than this one incident. "The real
issue," he said, "is to renew our
commitment to racial reconciliation and to the battle against
racism."
Concerning this specific
case, however, Brushaber says
hat he feels dander's apology
letter will speak for itself.
Thomas Glander's 2002
Bethel roster photo
To read the letter, see page five
in the Views section.
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A computer-generated image of the new portable classrooms that will be on campus next to the
RC gym next year
Four modular
classrooms added
for fall semester
Bill Lent
Staff Writer
Faced with the prospect of overflowing
class sizes and enlarging enrollment for next
fall, Campus Services is moving forward with
a plan for new classrooms. Based on an idea
bom out of an Enrollment Planning meeting
earlier this spring, four fifty-seat modular
classrooms will be assembled directly north of
the Robertson Center gym in time for fall
semester. (See diagram above.)
Modular classrooms arc portable buildings that can be designed as either stand-alone
structures or as an addition to an existing
building. Each classroom will come equipped
with heating, air conditioning and electrical
systems that eliminate the cost of independent
contractors.
Since construction of the Student Life
Center is still five years from consideration,
modular classrooms were the most fitting
short-term solution according to Provost Jay
Bames. "I'd rather not have to result to this,
but until we get the funding for the new building and the money lo retrofit existing space,
this is the only option," said Bames.
Vice President of Campus Services Bruce
Kunkel expects each classroom to provide the
resources and multimedia capabilities found in
continued on page 4
Killings in
Ethiopia
have effects
at Bethel
Lisa Stauter
Staff Writer
A story of faith and perseverance
brought senior Obang Okello out of
Sudan during a civil war, yet while he
was able to escape to Kenya and
eventually to Minnesota, much of his
family is still in Ethiopia where the
war continues ravaging on.
Many members of Okello's tribe,
the Anuak people, have been victims
of violence, which some say is
because the Ethiopian government
wants their oil-rich land. The Anuak
refuse to give up this land, however,
which has led to their strong persecution.
Since food, shelter, and water are
very scarce in Ethiopia, many people
have been forced to flee to Sudan, a
country in the midst of its own civil
continued on page 2
&
BSA Executive directors:
Lindquist and Rodrigues
Page 4
Senior
Spotlights
Page 9
Bethel Baseball
swings into playoffs
Page 18
±

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THE BETHEL COLLEGE
C irm
Wednesday, May 5, 2004
'Speak ye every man the truth to his neighbour"
Volume 79 * Number 14
Outside
the
Bubble
Timothy Goddard
Editor-in-Chief
World
United Kingdom army
officials are claiming that
photos of UK troops mistreating Iraqi prisoners were
faked, but are continuing an
inquiry into the matter.
Meanwhile, it has been
revealed that seven US
troops were .severely reprimanded last month for their
part in the abusive treatment
of prisoners in Iraq, tapes of
which were recently released
by CBS. Another six soldiers
arc facing criminal charges.
Nation
Former Mississippi dairy
farmer Thomas Hamill had
been held captive for over two
weeks in a small room in the
Iraqi desert when he heard the
sound of an American military
convoy driving by. He pried
open the locked doors keeping
him in and ran a half mile! to
catch up with the convoy. He
then led them back to the
house where soldiers arrested
two men. Hamill is now recuperating in Germany with his
family.
Minnesota
Massachusetts senator and
presidential hopeful John
Kerry visited Minnesota on
Monday, speaking to supporters at the Minneapolis
Convention Center. Backers
paid S35-75 to see the candi
date. Kerry supporter an
Minneapolis mayor R. T
Rybek described Minnesota
Kerry supporters as "wildly
enthusiastic."
Trial sentences former Seminary student for
issuing racial threats on Bethel's campus
Krista Clark
News Editor
After pleading guilty to
making terroristic threats at an
official hearing, Thomas
Glander was pronounced guilty
by the Ramsey County District
Court at a trial on Wednesday,
April 21. Judge Joanne Smith
sentenced him to three years
probation, a S2500 fine, and
ordered him to write an apology
to the school newspaper.
After he admitted to
scrawling racial epithets on the
window of his pickup truck,
Glander, 39, was charged with a
count of conducting felony terroristic threats. His action was
one in a series of heightened
events concerning racism on
campus last year. The message,
which read, "We Kill Pig
Chaplains and N Lovers
Too. Oink. Oink," also included
a swastika symbol. Glander
originally attempted to accuse
others of putting the message on
his pickup but later admitted to
writing it himself. He denies
involvement in any of the other
racist graffiti last spring.
Glander was not sentenced
to serve jail time; according to
his attorney, Robert Fowler, the
felony charge against him will
actually be lowered to a misdemeanor if he avoids trouble in
the next year. Now a former
Bethel Seminary student,
Glander has moved to Georgia
and become a retail manager.
President George
Brushaber is grateful for the
resolution of this case. Even
though this incident has been
resolved, he said, "We must
remain vigilant against racist
attitudes and behaviors." To
him, the real issue lies deeper
than this one incident. "The real
issue," he said, "is to renew our
commitment to racial reconciliation and to the battle against
racism."
Concerning this specific
case, however, Brushaber says
hat he feels dander's apology
letter will speak for itself.
Thomas Glander's 2002
Bethel roster photo
To read the letter, see page five
in the Views section.
. * s ,si.V
*3wkK _____-* ■ HB
tJ&BEk±
~— -
■ m
•p —.
B { i
a—- 1
Ijf"" *-"--,-:,-.-.- • ..... ,...-,
■ _: ^JH^J^ ,g ^ :
A computer-generated image of the new portable classrooms that will be on campus next to the
RC gym next year
Four modular
classrooms added
for fall semester
Bill Lent
Staff Writer
Faced with the prospect of overflowing
class sizes and enlarging enrollment for next
fall, Campus Services is moving forward with
a plan for new classrooms. Based on an idea
bom out of an Enrollment Planning meeting
earlier this spring, four fifty-seat modular
classrooms will be assembled directly north of
the Robertson Center gym in time for fall
semester. (See diagram above.)
Modular classrooms arc portable buildings that can be designed as either stand-alone
structures or as an addition to an existing
building. Each classroom will come equipped
with heating, air conditioning and electrical
systems that eliminate the cost of independent
contractors.
Since construction of the Student Life
Center is still five years from consideration,
modular classrooms were the most fitting
short-term solution according to Provost Jay
Bames. "I'd rather not have to result to this,
but until we get the funding for the new building and the money lo retrofit existing space,
this is the only option," said Bames.
Vice President of Campus Services Bruce
Kunkel expects each classroom to provide the
resources and multimedia capabilities found in
continued on page 4
Killings in
Ethiopia
have effects
at Bethel
Lisa Stauter
Staff Writer
A story of faith and perseverance
brought senior Obang Okello out of
Sudan during a civil war, yet while he
was able to escape to Kenya and
eventually to Minnesota, much of his
family is still in Ethiopia where the
war continues ravaging on.
Many members of Okello's tribe,
the Anuak people, have been victims
of violence, which some say is
because the Ethiopian government
wants their oil-rich land. The Anuak
refuse to give up this land, however,
which has led to their strong persecution.
Since food, shelter, and water are
very scarce in Ethiopia, many people
have been forced to flee to Sudan, a
country in the midst of its own civil
continued on page 2
&
BSA Executive directors:
Lindquist and Rodrigues
Page 4
Senior
Spotlights
Page 9
Bethel Baseball
swings into playoffs
Page 18
±